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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

7

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

4

original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

6

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

1

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

4

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

3

occupation; calling; livelihood

2

for convenience; as a matter of convenience

1

cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

3

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

to assign; to set aside

4

living room

7

to hang (something) on the wall

1

(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger

1

wartime

1

wooden house; frame house (building)

1

the front

2

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

5

cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

2

in public; in company; in the presence of others

1

sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

2

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

1

these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

1

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

3

to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other

2

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

1

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

2

writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings

1

point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator

2

to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

2

nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

2

not understanding; not knowing

4

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

2

first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student

1

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

2

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

fear; terror

1

while crying; tearfully; in tears

2

contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked

1

to be planted

5

bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

3

stray dog; ownerless dog

2

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

3

to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

1

black terracotta; black soil

1